Kingston City Council
Address
1230 Nepean Highway CHELTENHAM 3192
Postal
PO Box 1000, MENTONE 3194
Tel
1300 653 356
Fax
03 9581 4500
info@kingston.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
Kingston City sits beside the north western shores of Port Phillip Bay, about 15kms south of the Melbourne central business district. It is one of the major manufacturing areas of Melbourne. The city's industrial strengths include automotive, printing and chemical production. Commercial centres at Southland, Moorabbin and Mordialloc provide an important employment source. The main industries include plastic product manufacturing, other chemical product manufacturing.
Localities
Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Bonbeach, Braeside, Carrum, Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Cheltenham, Clarinda, Clayton South, Dingley Village, Edithvale, Heatherton, Highett, Mentone, Moorabbin, Moorabbin Airport, Mordialloc, Oakleigh South, Parkdale, Patterson Lakes and Waterways.
For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
VICNAMES.
Area
91 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 139,978 | 21% | 23% | 41% | 15% |
| 2007 | 141,550 | 21% | 23% | 41% | 16% |
| 2016 | 147,558 | 18% | 21% | 41% | 20% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Kingston City is a subdivided municipality consisting of 3 wards and 9 councillors.
Councillors are elected through proportional representation voting.
From November 2008 general council elections, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.
The council's next independent Electoral Representation Review is scheduled to be conducted prior to the 2016 elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
9 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Central - Cr Rosemary West
Central - Cr Ron Brownlees
Central - Cr Lewis Dundas
North - Cr Arthur Athanasopoulos (Mayor)
North - Cr Paul Peulich
North - Cr Steve Staikos
South - Cr John Ronke
South - Cr Donna Bauer
South - Cr Trevor Shewan
Chief Executive Officer
Mr John Nevins
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 112.398 M | $ 3.273 M | $ 63.364 M | 56% |
| 2006/07 | $ 115.552 M | $ 3.215 M | $ 68.628 M | 59% |
| 2007/08 | $ 125.517 M | $ 3.361 M | $ 73.635 M | 59% |
Map Source: Maps prepared by the Victorian Electoral Commission using Vicmap spatial data provided by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
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